Ferizaj weather in December

In December, Ferizaj sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 67 mm of precipitation across 10.6 wet days and about 9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 6°C in the first days to 4°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 06 min at the start of December to 8 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Ferizaj's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ferizaj's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
67 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
8 h 54 min
7:04 AM – 3:59 PM
Cloud cover
63%
12th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
1.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.1
out of 10

Ferizaj is third largest city of Kosovo.

Density
83/km²
people per km²
Founded
1873

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 6°C in the first days to 4°C by the end.

A typical December day in Ferizaj reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -1°C and 10°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 6°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
170
270
360
46-1
56-1
66-1
76-1
85-1
95-1
105-1
115-2
125-2
135-2
145-2
154-2
164-2
174-2
184-2
194-3
204-3
214-3
224-3
234-3
244-3
254-3
264-3
274-3
284-3
294-3
304-3
314-4

How December really feels in Ferizaj

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Ferizaj weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°529.46.69.30.0
Feb / -2°539.56.310.30.6
Mar11° / 7412.1511.62.5
Apr16° / 8513.81.613.14.3
May20° / 9814.80.114.45.7
Jun25° / 12°78130156.5
Jul27° / 14°609.8014.86.8
Aug28° / 14°508.3013.76.9
Sep23° / 11°538.5012.37.1
Oct17° / 598.10.510.85.6
Nov10° / 599.72.99.62.4
Dec / -2°6710.66.190.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33862
43862
53961
63961
73961
83961
93961
104060
114060
124060
134060
143961
154060
164060
174060
183961
194060
204060
214060
224060
234060
243961
254060
264060
274060
284060
294159
304258
314258

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Ferizaj gets around 67 mm of rain and snow over 10.6 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 34% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13915
23915
33916
43916
53816
63817
73717
83618
93618
103519
113519
123420
133420
143421
153321
163321
173321
183221
193221
203222
213222
223222
233222
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253222
263222
273222
283222
293222
303222
313221

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 5 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 06 min at the start of December to 8 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:51 AM to 7:10 AM, and sunset from 3:59 PM to 4:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.16:513:59
29.16:523:59
39.16:533:58
49.16:543:58
59.06:553:58
69.06:563:58
79.06:573:58
89.06:583:58
99.06:593:58
109.07:003:58
119.07:003:58
128.97:013:58
138.97:023:58
148.97:033:58
158.97:033:59
168.97:043:59
178.97:053:59
188.97:054:00
198.97:064:00
208.97:074:00
218.97:074:01
228.97:084:01
238.97:084:02
248.97:084:02
258.97:094:03
268.97:094:03
278.97:094:04
288.97:104:05
298.97:104:05
308.97:104:06
318.97:104:07

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.5 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.5 kWh/m² to a high of 6.58 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.5 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.6Dim
21.6Dim
31.6Dim
41.6Dim
51.5Dim
61.5Dim
71.5Dim
81.5Dim
91.5Dim
101.5Dim
111.5Dim
121.5Dim
131.5Dim
141.5Dim
151.5Dim
161.5Dim
171.5Dim
181.5Dim
191.5Dim
201.5Dim
211.5Dim
221.5Dim
231.5Dim
241.5Dim
251.5Dim
261.5Dim
271.5Dim
281.5Dim
291.6Dim
301.6Dim
311.6Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Ferizaj?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ferizaj.

What to pack for Ferizaj in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, Ferizaj sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Ferizaj in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ferizaj peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ferizaj?

Ferizaj sits at 42.4°N, 21.2°E, 582 m above sea level, in Kosovo. The nearest listed city is Shtime, 12 km away.

ShtimeVitinaSuva RekaGjilanKosovo PoljePristinaTearceGlogovac

Topography around Ferizaj

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ferizaj.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ferizaj has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 123 m around an average of 574 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,279 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,512 m.

The land around Ferizaj is covered by cropland (41%) and artificial surfaces (34%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
123 m
16 km
1,279 m
80 km
2,512 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Shtime 12 km · Vitina 18 km · Suva Reka 27 km · Gjilan 28 km · Kosovo Polje 33 km · Pristina 34 km · Tearce 34 km · Glogovac 36 km

Kosovo travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 41% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$7,899
2025
Homicide rate
1.9
per 100k, 2021
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 96%Roman Catholic 2%Orthodox 2%other 0%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Ferizaj (42.3706°, 21.1553°, elevation 582 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).